Neuman & Esser

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Neuman & Esser Group
Type GmbH & Co. KG
Industry mechanical engineering
Founded 1830
Headquarters Übach-Palenberg, Germany
Key people
  • Alexander Peters (Managing Partner)
  • Stefanie Peters (Managing Partner)[1]
Revenue 250 Mio. Euro (2011)
Employees 890 (2012)
Website http://www.neuman-esser.com/

The German family business Neuman & Esser was founded 1830 in Aachen (the abbreviation NEA stands for Neuman & Esser Aachen). The company is a manufacturer of reciprocating compressors and grinding systems. NEA produces, beside others, for the market segments of oil and gas, chemical and petrochemical, food industry and renewable energy.[2]

History

The roots of the company Neuman & Esser date back to the era of the Industrial Revolution. Neuman & Esser was founded as "J. L. Neuman & Cie. Maschinenfabrik" in 1830.

Johann Leonard Neuman was born in Eupen in 1796 as son of the cloth manufacturer Walter Cornelius Neuman. Together with his brother Friedrich August Neuman he founded the company "Gebrüder Neuman" in 1829. From the 1830 founded "J. L. Neuman & Cie. Maschinenfabrik" emerged later Neuman & Esser, after Neuman's brother-in-law Theodor Esser (* 1802 in Lechenich) became partner of the company. Friedrich August Neuman turned to boiler construction and started his own company that also still exists today in Eschweiler under the name "FA Neuman GmbH & Co. KG".[3]

First Logo of Neuman & Esser
In the beginning the Aachen based company produced hydraulic presses, decatizing rollers, reciprocating steam-powered engines and napping mills. Moreover, overhaul of defective machines belonged to NEA’s business. 1888 the company moved into a new and larger production hall in the Clasenstraße, near the Aachen West railway station. In the year 1891 Oscar Peters takes over as the sole owner of the machinery factory. Since then, Neuman & Esser is owned by the Peters family.
Production hall near the Aachen West railway station in the year 1888

At the turn of the century NEA extended the program to piston steam engines and reciprocating compressors, vacuum and liquid pumps as well as drying systems; 1930/31 crushing plants followed. Neuman & Esser took over the licenses for the construction of pendulum roller mills of the company Raymond from the insolvent company Mehler. At the same time, NEA developed the first oil-free dry-running compressor. The oil-free compressors are becoming an important part of breweries and the increasing food industry. They were also getting more important in the chemical industry.

Since the growing company needed more and more space, Neuman & Esser moved to a new factory site in Übach-Palenberg 20 km away from Aachen in 1972. At that time, 250 employees worked in the machinery factory. Today there are about 890 employees worldwide. With the change of the company headquarter the way was paved for the development from an individual company to a group of companies with offices in ten countries.

Devisions

Reciprocating compressors as well as mills developed progressively from a single machine to compressor or grinding systems. Although the Neuman & Esser Group produces at three locations in Germany, assembly and maintenance of the facilities is carried out by 17 companies for sales and application as well as service at strategic points around the world.[1] Three holdings in Germany, the USA and China coordinate these 20 operational companies.[4] In addition to the production of compressors and grinding systems Neuman & Esser relies on service. Founded in 1983, NEA separated the customer service in 1988 as NEAC Compressor Service, an independent enterprise.[5]

Compressors

Reciprocating compressors, also called recips or piston compressors, from NEA compress air and technical gases. Oil-free and lubricated reciprocating compressors in the range up to 100,000 Nm³/h suction volume, 30,000 kW driving power and 1,000 bar final pressure are produced at the headquarter in Übach-Palenberg and in Wurzen near Leipzig. The larger compressors are manufactured in Übach-Palenberg and smaller sizes are built in Wurzen. The core competence in the production of compressors has also been expanded through the acquisition of Stasskol, a manufacturer of piston rings and sealing systems.[6]

Grinding Systems

Neuman & Esser builds grinding systems since 1930. The company started with pendulum roller mills. This particularly robust design of the mill dominated the market for a long time. Although it has been improved in some respects, for example the drive, pendulum mills have hardly changed to this day. In 1994, NEA introduced its own impact classifier mill to the market; in 1998 the company received the patent. The areas of application of the NEA mills are located in the ceramic and chemical industries, in pigment production and in processing technology. In recent years, the areas of powder coating production and confectionery and food industry followed.[7]

Aftermarket

NEAC Compressor Service is the service organization for all piston compressor products of the Neuman & Esser Group. In addition, NEA is owner of the original order documents and original drawings of the compressor brands Linde, Esslinger / GHH, Demag, Mafa Wurzen, Chicago Pneumatic,[8] Halberg, KSB (Erhardt & Sehmer) and PPC (PENN Process Compressors). Furthermore, Neuman & Esser acquired from MAN Turbo AG the entire division of After-Sales Service for Borsig-Berlin piston compressors built in Berlin up to the end of 1995.

Locations

Neuman & Esser headquarter in Übach-Palenberg

Germany

  • Übach-Palenberg (headquarter)
  • Wurzen
  • Stassfurt (Company name Stasskol)

World wide

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Neuman & Esser Leaves Room for Growth, In: CompressorTechTwo, Issue Jan./ Feb. 2012
  2. ↑ Reciprocating compressors in use in photovoltaics and for biogas feed, In: Pumps and Compressors for the World Market with Compressed Air and Vacuum Technology 2012
  3. ↑ Rita Mielke (Hrsg.): Neuman & Esser 1830–2005, Grenz-Echo-Verlag Eupen (B), 2005, ISBN 90-5433-207-7
  4. ↑ Neuman & Esser Group opens fourth new Facility, In: CompressorTechTwo, Issue March 2009
  5. ↑ NEAC Compressor Service expands Aftermarket Capabilities, In: CompressorTechTwo, Issue April 2010
  6. ↑ Compressor engineering: innovative valve control enables high efficiency, In: Pumps and Compressors for the World Market with Compressed Air and Vacuum Technology 2013
  7. ↑ NEA fine-grinding system for dolomite marble, In: ZKG International, Issue 7/2012
  8. ↑ City bids farewell to remaining ties to CPT, In: The News-Herald: Monday, Feb. 11, 2008, p. 1 and 5

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